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in Innu communities, before beginning to write and perform original material. Their music followed a mainstream folk rock style, but incorporated traditional Innu makushan drums. Around the same time as the launch of the band, Vollant and McKenzie were involved in the creation of
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In 1988 they were featured in a television documentary on the Innu people, increasing their public profile throughout Quebec. They were soon invited to
Montreal by producer Guy Trépanier to record, and released their
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Stephen
Godfrey, "Tornado strikes a chord: Kashtin, two native musicians from Quebec who sing exclusively in Montagnais, don't want to make political statements - their music is their message".
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in 1989. Although that album was recorded in their native Innu-aimun language, spoken by just 12,000 people in the world, the album quickly became a major hit in Quebec,
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Paul de Lean, "Dion turns down
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by pursuing attention and success beyond their own community. They began as a cover band, performing songs by
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for Best Debut Album. The singles "E Uassiuian" and "Tshinanu" were popular hits for the band.
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included the title track from that album on his album
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314:Indian Time II: Fly With Eagles
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